More Info →'Miranui' Flaxmill locomotive crossing the Tokomaru Stream, near Shannon

Description

The locomotive and tramlines, owned and operated by A & L Seifert’s Flaxmilling Company, were employed hauling trucks of flax from the Makerua swamp to the huge Miranui flaxmill, eatblished 1907. Miranui was the only mill in New Zealand to use a locomotive for hauling flax, but the engine proved too heavy for the swampy ground and was soon replaced by teams of horses.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Fx 91

Date

circa 1908

Digitisation ID

2007N_Fx91_FLA_0636

Held In

"Coolstore"